. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TUR/5 
9 January 2008  
 (08-0080) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TURKEY
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), General 
Directorate of Protection and Control 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Potato seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Qualifications required in 
potato seeds for some potato diseases (ava ilable in Turkish and English, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  This measure relates to qualifica tions required in potato seeds for 
some potato diseases which are known as quality  diseases in the framework of the Plant 
Quarantine Regulation of Article 5  
2% of potato seeds consignments are inspected.   A sample of 5% of inspected material is 
taken and examined with respect to quality dis eases by inspectors taking into consideration 
the standards mentioned below. 
Furthermore 200 tubers per 100 tons are sent on to  a laboratory to be examined in terms of 
quarantine diseases. 
Powdery Scab ( Spongospora subterranea ):  The weight of potato tubers of which a third or 
more of tuber surface is cove red by disease symptoms can not exceed 5% of the sample 
weight. 
Common Scab ( Streptomyces spp):   The weight of potato tubers of which a third or more of 
tuber surface is covered by disease symptoms  can not exceed 5% of the sample weight. 
Black Scurf ( Rhizoctonia solani ):  The weight of potato tube rs of which 10% or more of 
tuber surface is covered by disease symptoms  can not exceed 8% of the sample weight. 
Silver Scurf ( Helminthosporium solani ):  The weight of tubers which have started to shrink 
(= loose turgor) because of silver scurf and affect at least one eye can not exceed 5% of the sample weight 
Dry Rot ( Fusarium spp.):   The weight of tubers which are contaminated with dry rot disease 
(Fusarium spp.) can not exceed 2% of the sample weight. 
Late Blight ( Phytophthora infestans ):  The weight of tubers which show the symptoms of 
late blight ( Phytophthora infestans ) can not exceed 6% of the sample weight. G/SPS/N/TUR/5 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Qualifications 
required in potato seeds for some potato diseas es which are known as quality diseases in the 
framework of Plant Quarantine Regulation of Article 5    
10. Proposed date of adoption:  31 October 2007   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  25 November 2007   
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Notification Authority:    
Mr. H. Hüseyin POLAT General Directorate of Protection and Control 
E-mail:  huseyinp@kkgm.gov.tr  National Enquiry Poin t:   
Mr. Durali KOÇAK 
General Directorate of Protection and Control 
E-mail:  duralik@kkgm.gov.tr  Akay cad. No: 3 Bakanl ıklar 
Ankara - Turkey 
Tel:  +(903 1) 2417 4176  Fax: +(903 1) 2417 4176 Website:  http://www.kkgm.gov.tr